Leidsche Rijn weather in August

In August, Leidsche Rijn sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Leidsche Rijn's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leidsche Rijn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Leidsche Rijn reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Leidsche Rijn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Leidsche Rijn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.31.280.3
Feb / 5310.81.39.60.6
Mar10° / 5511.20.611.52.1
Apr14° / 4911.1013.63.8
May17° / 6011.7015.45.3
Jun20° / 12°6511.1016.45.9
Jul22° / 14°8013.90166.1
Aug22° / 14°7812.5014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°6511.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6411.9010.43.9
Nov10° / 6212.40.38.51.8
Dec / 7013.11.37.60.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
123961
133961
144060
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leidsche Rijn gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1140
1240
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1843
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2043
2143
2243
2343
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2642
2741
2841
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3041
3140

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12250244
22350244
32449234
42449233
52548233
62647233
72747233
82846233
92846233
102945233
112945233
123044224
133144224
143144224
153143214
163243214
173244204
183344204
193344194
203444184
213544174
223644164
233744163
243844153
254043143
264142133
274342133
284441122
294640122
304739112
314939112

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:068:26
215.35:078:24
315.25:098:23
415.25:108:21
515.15:128:19
615.15:148:17
715.05:158:15
814.95:178:14
914.95:188:12
1014.85:208:10
1114.85:228:08
1214.75:238:06
1314.65:258:04
1414.65:278:02
1514.55:288:00
1614.55:307:58
1714.45:327:56
1814.35:337:54
1914.35:357:51
2014.25:377:49
2114.15:387:47
2214.15:407:45
2314.05:427:43
2414.05:437:41
2513.95:457:38
2613.85:477:36
2713.85:487:34
2813.75:507:31
2913.65:527:29
3013.65:547:27
3113.55:557:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Leidsche Rijn?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Leidsche Rijn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leidsche Rijn in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Leidsche Rijn sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Leidsche Rijn in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Leidsche Rijn in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leidsche Rijn peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leidsche Rijn?

Leidsche Rijn sits at 52.1°N, 5.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is De Meern, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Leidsche Rijn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Leidsche Rijn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leidsche Rijn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Leidsche Rijn is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: De Meern 2.0 km · Maarssen 5.0 km · Utrecht 5.0 km · Nieuwegein 8.0 km · IJsselstein 8.0 km · Woerden 11 km · Bilthoven 11 km · Vianen 12 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Leidsche Rijn (52.095°, 5.0461°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).